The Sage Handbook of Writing Development

This Handbook critically examines research and theoretical issues that impact writing development from the early years through to adulthood. It provides those researching or teaching literacy with one of the most academically authoritative and comprehensive works in the field. With expert contributors from across the world, the book represents a detailed and valuable overview of a complex area of study.

PART ONE: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES The History of Writing - David Olson Interpreting Cognitive Models of the Writing Process - Rhona Stainthorp Generating Ideas ' Composing and Creating - David Galbraith Translating Ideas into Text - John Hayes Revision Processes - Lucile Chanquoy A Socio-Cultural Framework - Triantafillia Kostouli Writing as Social Practice Constructing Negotiated Meanings in Writing - Jon Smidt Writing, Language and Power - Hilary Janks Multiliteracies at Home and in School - Brian Street A Linguistic Framework: Writing as Linguistic Mastery - David Rose Multimodality in Writing - Gunter Kress Grammar and Writing ' The International Debate - Terry Locke How Linguistics Can Inform Writing Pedagogy - Craig Hancock PART TWO: THE DEVELOPMENT OF WRITING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD Early Written Communication - Deborah W Rowe The Influence of Children's Personal Experience, Identity and Culture on Their Writing - Anne Haas Dyson Talking and Writing - Stuart MacNaughton Learning to Handle the Alphabetic Code - Charles Read Learning to Punctuate - Nigel Hall and Sue Sing Handwriting - Carol Christensen Engaging and Motivating Young Writers - Pietro Boscolo Motivating Young Writers and Popular Culture - Jackie Marsh PART THREE: CONCEPTUAL AND EMPIRICAL ISSUES IN WRITING DEVELOPMENT Morphological Issues - Peter Bryant & Terezinha Nunes Measuring Maturity - Richard Hudson Textual Issues - Peter Smagorinsky The Content of Children's Writing - Brenton Doecke and Douglas McClenaghan Children Writing Poetry - Anthony Wilson Linguistic Development in Secondary Writers - Debra Myhill Writing through College - Ellen Lavelle PART FOUR: CHALLENGES IN WRITING DEVELOPMENT Issues in Formative Assessment - Brian Huot The Role of Readers in Writing Development - Gert Rijlaarsdam Children Learning to Write in Two Languages - Paul Kei Matsuda, Aya Matsuda, Christina Ortmeier-Hooper Meeting the Needs of Advanced Bilingual Writers - Suresh Canagarajah and Maria Jerskey Causes of Delay and Difficulty - Julie Dockrell Information and Computer Technology (ICT) and Writing Development - Doreen Starke-Meyerring Hypertext and Writing on Line - Christina Haas Developing Writing in a High-Stakes Environment - Marian Sainsbury Writing in the Wider Community - Beverley Moss The Future of Writing - Robert Gundlach